IMF Warns Global Economy 'Much Too Weak'

The International Monetary Fund says the global economy is improving following the world's 2008 downturn, but that it is "much too weak for comfort."Speaking Wedneday in Washington, IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned that the standoff between the West and Russia over Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and other political crises could hinder economic growth.She said the world's economic fortunes will only advance modestly if key global leaders fail to...

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